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Man found sleeping in car outside Auburn Dunkin’ Donuts sentenced to prison time

Man found sleeping in car outside Auburn Dunkin’ Donuts sentenced to prison time
In January 2017, Charles E. Henry Jr. was found sleeping in his car outside the Grant Avenue Dunkin’ Donuts with more than 30 bags of heroin and a large amount of cash in his possession. Henry was arrested by the Auburn Police Department for possessing the drugs and charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony. He... more

Auburn approves $90K contract with BID to run Auburn welcome center

Auburn approves K contract with BID to run Auburn welcome center
The Auburn City Council unanimously approved a contract to pay the Auburn Downtown Business Improvement District $90,000 to operate the the Equal Rights Heritage Center from its scheduled opening at the end of October through June 2019. BID Executive Director Stephanie DeVito will work at the center as the operations manager, in addition to her role as head of the BID.... more

Union members renew opposition to 8 a.m. Cayuga Community College board meetings

Union members renew opposition to 8 a.m. Cayuga Community College board meetings
Union members continued to express concerns about possible restrictions to attending Cayuga Community College Board of Trustees’ monthly meetings in light of the college’s new meeting time change. The board approved a resolution last month to alter the meeting time from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. At the new morning time Thursday, Lorelee Lardear, typist and switchboard operator for CCC’s Fulton campus... more

Ex-Auburn Correctional Facility inmate sentenced for hiding knife, razor blade

Ex-Auburn Correctional Facility inmate sentenced for hiding knife, razor blade
A former inmate at the Auburn Correctional Facility is heading back behind bars. Cayuga County District Attorney Jon Budelmann says Brandon Griffith was sentenced earlier today to two and a half years in prison after allegedly manipulating the court system. In a statement, Budelmann says Griffith delayed sentencing on charges of concealing weapons on two separate occasions in 2015 while... more

Auburn schools to hold forums for potential capital project

Auburn schools to hold forums for potential capital project
The Auburn Enlarged City School District Board of Education will make its case for a proposed capital project to the community through open forums. The board decided at its meeting Tuesday night to hold events to present its potential project to community members and talk about why the possible changes involved would be needed. Approximately $43.7 million is currently set to... more

Planning committee meets to begin hashing out Auburn DRI plan

Planning committee meets to begin hashing out Auburn DRI plan
The group of Auburn community members who will lead the city through the Downtown Revitalization Initiative planning process was announced Tuesday during the group’s first meeting. The local planning committee will meet monthly through March to develop the city’s strategic plan, or a final list of projects that will be submitted to the state for funding. The group’s members were... more

Cyber tip leads to an Auburn man’s arrest for child pornography

Cyber tip leads to an Auburn man’s arrest for child pornography
An Auburn man was arrested Monday afternoon for the possession of child pornography, following a cyber tip made in May. Trooper Mark O’Donnell, a state police information officer, said Tuesday that the state police got the tip through the National Center for Mission and Exploited Children’s CyberTipline in May. “We work closely with organizations like that,” O’Donnell said, “we get a lot... more

Auburn BID hires welcome center manager

Auburn BID hires welcome center manager
The Auburn Downtown Business Improvement District announced Wednesday that it has hired a visitor experience manager for the Equal Rights Heritage Center being built in downtown Auburn. Courtney Rae Kasper has been hired by BID Executive Director Stephanie DeVito to step into the visitor experience manager position, which will pay around $45,000 a year. She will officially be an employee... more

‘Local roads matter’: At Auburn forum, local officials call for more state funding

‘Local roads matter’: At Auburn forum, local officials call for more state funding
Don Wilson Jr. believes the village of Cayuga and other Cayuga County municipalities are in trouble, and he doesn’t see the state prioritizing these communities for infrastructure funding. Meanwhile, the state is investing millions in the fairgrounds. Wilson, a Cayuga village trustee, questioned why that money wasn’t given to local governments to upgrade bridges, roads and other infrastructure. “The money... more

Former Columbine principal talks kindness, understanding at Weedsport

Former Columbine principal talks kindness, understanding at Weedsport
Frank DeAngelis said there is not a single day that goes by where the 13 people killed at the Columbine High School shooting don’t enter his thoughts. DeAngelis, who was the principal at the time of the 1999 shooting, spoke to a crowd of over 45 people at Weedsport Junior-Senior High School Wednesday. He began his presentation by showing the... more
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